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今天李华和Michael在对话里使用的两个常用语,一个是:to ditch,另一个是:to hit the spot。现在Michael 正在图书馆里做功课,李华来找他。
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L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?% e# }% J, d4 n/ @
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M: I can’t think. It’s too noisy. Let’s ditch this place.
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L: 你没法动脑筋,因为这儿太闹。你还说什么来啦?Ditch this place,什么意思呀?
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. _* u/ z/ a) T8 G* y. p( c9 q& t: ~4 ?M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.# x. |' Q: \. Q8 B4 T j
* G- v+ `2 @5 c1 EL: 噢,to ditch 就是你不想再呆在那个地方,想赶快离开。你的意思就是要马上离开图书馆。不对啊,ditch 这个字不是可以解释为地上挖的沟吗?你说的 ditch 是同一个字?) b5 H/ y8 s- t" L
5 ~9 H9 \! W! N. q. j; p+ I! j5 qM: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.; ? G5 w3 y3 ^3 ]9 d" e
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L: 原来是同一个字,同样拼法,但意思不同。噢, Michael, 再举个例子给我听,好吗?* |) o# I3 s4 M: y* v, U
8 L1 V2 T5 i: q1 F2 zM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.
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L: 你的意思是 to ditch 不仅可以指地方,还能指人。 上次我们跟 Mary 一起去看电影,看完电影我们俩没跟 Mary 打招呼就走了,这就可以说:We ditched Mary,对不对?
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M: That’s correct.2 E( p' R, _3 y. H8 X9 I
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L: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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0 `$ X3 ?% F- cM: To ditch work., B7 d% ~$ H6 n; j! D# f
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert.: ^0 C" R0 m( }4 B. h/ [) x1 m
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L: 我知道,那是不想去音乐会。要是和朋友约好了,可是又不想去了,那该怎么说呀?
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M: To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee., T1 M" D; f. H; Y3 h; v
) C% \9 x4 |) QL: Ok, ok。让我们离开这图书馆吧。你累了,想喝咖啡。走,去校园外的那个咖啡馆吧。
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L: 好,咖啡馆到了。9 \4 J) s, G. R! H% M8 x
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M: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
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: D6 d& g2 F5 X6 ?( Z" E# SL: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
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4 z: D G$ a+ D3 q. Q+ UM: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.
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; t6 C4 L2 ^' G4 NM: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
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7 ~3 [* Y, w& J* w& y: [" t6 ^L: 对,咖啡是不错,你已经觉得清醒点儿啦!我可不信咖啡的作用就那么快!对了,刚才你说: " It really hits the spot? To hit the spot 不是击中要害吗? 你刚才说的好象不是这个意思。你怎么老是说一些怪里怪气的话。% o4 O Z( ~$ Q
. d# k, \3 C3 x9 A3 rM: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot., d6 |/ V5 l! n
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L: 原来hit the spot 就是满足一个人的需要。你刚才很想喝咖啡,喝了就感到非常过隐,很痛快。Hit the spot 是哪三个字组成的? H% N! D& h1 z, \2 Y' ]5 D( ^# n" C v
* A8 R; i. O' q: c( dM: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."
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7 T1 P# S: S9 iL: 中文里也有这个说法。肚子非常饿的时候去吃饭。吃饱了就感到心满意足。洗个热水澡真痛快,那该怎么说?
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& j6 Z( [" s9 U6 q; n L; QM: A hot bath would hit the spot.8 N& Q, z5 q% d
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L: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?2 G9 g' L$ d9 b5 J. A8 ^
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M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.8 l4 q/ Z$ u" N7 p7 ?
. Q4 l' R2 O6 u/ [; {0 O8 bL: 好家伙, 喝了咖啡,又肚子饿了, 要去吃汉堡包。这回我可不奉陪了, I have to ditch you now. 再见了!
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5 o3 ]6 X% Q) W* A/ sM: Ok. Bye. 再见。
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6 T; V9 [0 t+ X5 G- ? A( q/ c- \: t! QMichael 和李华在对话中用了to ditch 和 to hit the spot. To ditch表示 要离开某个人,因为你不想跟他在一起了;或表示要马上离开一 个不想再呆的地方。To hit the spot 是感到过隐,觉得很痛快。 |
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